Everything you need to know about Google Stadia

Google Stadia

The idea of cloud play is not new or new to the gaming world, but this idea turned upside down after the announcement of the new cloud service, " Google Stadia ", to the point that some say that Google Stadia will eliminate the rest of the gaming platforms and it will be the future of the gaming world.

Although there are already cloud-based gaming services, gamers and critics have predicted that Google Stadia will be a revolution in this area, and why not as Google is one of the largest technology companies in the world and has a wide range of tools, both technical and physical, such as giant servers.

But after the release of a bunch of information about the service, there was a state of hesitation and divided opinions about the feasibility of Google Stadia, whether due to the announced prices or the requirements of Internet speed.

So, dear reader, all the information we have so far about the most anticipated service Google Stadia .

How Does Cloud Play Work ?

Cloud services are based on one idea: to run the games on a server with a very high capacity and then this server broadcasts the image to you on the screen of your device and at the same time your device sends control information to the server.

But this general idea is a branch of another set of ideas, there are some cloud services provide you with a specific device connected to the Internet and this device through which you can install the game you want, the most prominent of these examples "Shadow cloud" service .

The common type of cloud gameplay is that does not require any installation, but there is a set of games included in the service and all you as a player to pay the monthly subscription in order to enjoy the games set in the service catalog without any need to install games, and the most prominent cloud gaming services now and follow Same way " PlayStation Now ".

There is also a "GeForce" cloud service that requires you to own the game in your own library on the service and then install it, but this service does not offer a specific device to access it such as Shadow service.

How Google Stadia Works?

Google Stadia will offer you the ability to play on the screen of your phone, tablet, TV or PC, once you access the service.

The service will require a monthly subscription and then you will need to purchase the games you want to play through the service .

However, after you purchase the game on the service, you do not need to perform any installation and download, but it is the service that will broadcast the games to your screen.

Of course, we note in the Google Stadia service duplication of the paid value, where the player pays the monthly subscription value in addition to the value of the game, so there is a discount on games so that the price is equal in the end or convergence with the prices of the rest of the platforms.

Also, the monthly subscription is supposed to be valid for the first year only and then it will become a free service and at this moment the discount on the games will be canceled.

Google Stadia Capabilities..

As we have all seen in Google Stadia advertising campaigns, this service can stream 4K games at 60 frames per second, but what equipment does the service offer to deliver this quality?

The Equipment Provided by The Player To Each Player is as Follows :

CPU

Custom x86 processor clocked at 2.7GHz w / AVX2 SIMD and 9.5MB L2 + L3 cache.

GPU

Custom AMD GPU w / HBM2 memory, 56 compute units, 10.7TFLOPs.

RAM

16GB Ram, Up to 484 GB / s bandwidth.

Storage

SSD Cloud Storage.

Of course the aforementioned gear is enough to run any game at the highest resolution settings 4K display with 60 frames per second, but this is if you play through the device itself, in the case of Google Stadia must be considered to play cloud and Internet intervention in the subject.

So far we have an experiment from "Digital Foundry" to analyze the performance of Google Stadia and see if the service offers a good gaming experience with Latency acceptable or not.

The results were very average as the Latency duration of Google Stadia reached 166ms while the duration on the device with images directly reached only 79ms and at a frame rate of 60 frames per second.

According to this data, the player will need at least an Internet speed of up to 10 MB in order to play the games in the service at a resolution of 720p display and a frame rate of 60 frames per second and stereo sound.

Another point to note is the download capacity used for using the service,

In order to get 65 hours of playtime per month in 4K quality, you will need 1TB of full download capacity, which is equivalent to 15.75 GB in order to get one play time at 4K resolution.

Release Date And Prices..

There is a premium version of Google Stadia under the title "Founder’s Editions".

This version has been sold out so far.

This version offers you the Chromecast Ultra, the Stadia joystick of the limited edition blue color and this version was for 129 dollars .

Next comes the" Stadia Premiere Edition " which contains :-

Chromecast Ultra.

Three months prepaid service.

Stadia normal joystick white.

There is also a " Stadia Pro " version which comes later in November 2019 but no date has been set yet.

This version enables you to subscribe to the service for 9.99 dollars per month.

For the next year the financial map of the service will change as the normal subscription to the service becomes completely free, and this subscription will be free of any features found in the versions that require money, and players will be able to broadcast games at 1080p quality with a frame rate of 60 frames per second without taking into account Mind your players' internet speed.

Games Offered by Google Stadia so Far:

Of course any cloud game service must rely on a wide range of titles to attract players to use, and so far has been announced a wide range of games that will be available on Google Stadia :

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

Attack On Titan 2 Finale Battle

Baldur’s Gate III

Borderlands 3

The Crew 2

Cyberpunk 2077

Darksiders Genesis

Destiny 2

Destroy All Humans

Doom Eternal

The Division 2

Dragonball Xenoverse 2

Elder Scrolls Online

Farming Simulator 19

Final Fantasy XV

Get Packed

Ghost Recon Breakpoint

Grid

Just Dance

Kine

Metro Exodus

Mortal Kombat 11

Orcs Must Die 3

Rage 2

Saban’s Power Rangers: Battle For

The Grid

Samurai Showdown

Shadow Of The Tomb Raider

Superhot

Thumper

Trails Rising

Watch Dogs Legion

Windjammers 2

Wolfenstein Youngblood

Trial versions of games.

Some have questioned the possibility of having beta versions of games on Google Stadia, and indeed the response came from " John Justice ", Google Stadia product administrator.

According to John, Google Stadia will offer trial versions of the games but after the release of the Founder’s Edition and Premiere in November 2019.

Trial versions of the games will then be offered to either the Google Stadia Pro subscriber or the free subscriber.

More Information..

Google Stadia will not force you to use their joystick and you can use any arm you prefer

In a dialogue between Google Stadia developers and " Eurogamer ", the developers stated that they wanted to integrate Stadia with other Google services, such as signing in with the player's " Gmail " account.

Google plans a feature called Calls State, which enables anyone who sees another person playing through Google Stadia to start playing at the same moment ,

That he sees in the broadcast.

It is not yet known whether the service will contain free games already like " Apex Legends " or " Fortnite ".